Selective destruction of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons does not alter [3H]-ryanodine binding in rat striatum

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

F. Noël²  M. Geurts¹  J.-m. Maloteaux¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: ryanodine;    striatum;    6-hydroxydopamine;    dopamine neurons;    neuroleptic malignant syndrome;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-879X2000000200013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Dopamine nigrostriatal neurons are important for motor control and may contain a particularly dense population of ryanodine receptors involved in the control of dopamine release. To test this hypothesis, we used a classical model of unilateral selective lesion of these neurons in rats based on 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) injection into the substantia nigra. Binding of [3H]-GBR 12935, used as a presynaptic marker since it labels specifically the dopamine uptake complex, was dramatically decreased by 83-100% in striatum homogenates after 6-OHDA lesion. On the contrary, no reduction of [3H]-ryanodine binding was observed. The present data indicate that [3H]-ryanodine binding sites present in rat striatum are not preferentially localized in dopaminergic terminals.

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